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A succession of breakthrough discoveries at the nanoscale and the transforming vision formulated in 1999, which inspired the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in the US and other research programs around the world, set in motion a global scientific, technological, and societal endeavor. NNI was announced by President Clinton in January 2000 and formalized as a long-term national initiative by the US Congress in December 2003. Over thirty US research and regulatory agencies participate with a cumulative public R&D investment of about $40 billion by 2023. The initiative aims to establish a general-purpose science and technology field for matter, energy, and life systems, with anticipatory governance of societal implications. The revenues from products where nanotechnology is a condition for competitiveness have been estimated to increase by about 25% annually on average from 2000 to 2020 reaching about $3 trillion worldwide, of which about one-fourth is in the US. This paper presents an overview of research investments and governance of NNI, its outcomes, and lessons learned. The unifying concepts and the convergence of nanoscale science and engineering with modern biology, information, cognition, and artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new horizons in knowledge and technology. Emerging technologies include platforms for quantum information systems, AI systems, advanced semiconductors, wireless communication, modern bioeconomy, and advanced manufacturing. New knowledge and solutions are created to address sustainable society, nanomedicine, cognition, personalized learning, augmenting human capabilities, and independent aging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2018, an agreement on a mutual course of actions and cooperation was signed by the University of South Bohemia and the town of Hluboká nad Vltavou on the restoration, presentation and further development of the immovable cultural monument Karlův hrádek u Purkarce. The management of the University entrusted the arrangement and implementation of the agreement to the Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, which submitted a project proposal called 'Karlův hrádek - a research and educational centre of archaeology at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice' in 2019. In accordance with the performance of archaeological monument care and the scientific/educational purpose of the University, regular archaeological excavations - in addition to other activities (field education, terrain prospecting and documentation, specialized material and spatial analyses, registering, preservation and documentation of finds, etc.) - should be carried out at the site. It could, at the level of both basic and applied research, become a permanent research-educational particularity of the Institute in the field of medieval archaeology. In 2019, detailed geodetic documentation of the castle was initiated and the first archaeological excavation was carried out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims: This commentary contends that research by higher degree research training is a sustainable strategy for capacity building the rural and remote health research workforce, provided they have equitable opportunity for access, participation and attainment. Context: The path for health professionals into academic roles, particularly in rural and remote areas, can be fraught. A strong research skill set might not form a significant component of a clinician's prior experience. Concurrently, university academic positions usually include the PhD as an essential qualification which is misaligned with the experience and skills of rural and remote applicants who are otherwise well‐qualified. Approach: Higher degree researches are one mechanism for extending the research expertise and capabilities. However, non‐traditional and remotely located cohorts such as the rural and remote health research workforce can face barriers to accessing, participating in and successfully completing formal research training. Barriers include the prevalence of the apprenticeship model of research training grounded in assumptions of colocation and face‐to‐face learning and supervision and a focus on the binary relationship between supervisors and students. In this commentary, the authors call for greater flexibility and equity in the higher degree research training system to cater for health professionals located in rural and remote practice contexts. Conclusion: Institutional investment in, and commitment to, a truly distributed higher degree research model would ensure a stronger rural and remote workforce who can aspire to a range of career options and thereby positively impacting on the health and research outcomes for rural and remote Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Clinical placements in rural locations provide student health professionals with diverse learning opportunities. Engaging in clinical work and learning from role models and peers in the workplace are primary ways students develop professional skills, behaviour and identities as a health professional. The purpose of this study was to examine the influences supporting allied health students undertaking clinical placements in a rural health service to think, feel and act as a health professional from the perspective of allied health staff. Design: A qualitative study comprising focus group discussions was conducted. Setting: The study was conducted in a rural health service in Queensland, Australia. Participants: Seventeen allied health staff whose roles support clinical placement education in the health service Main outcome measures: This study identified clinical placement factors which can support allied health students thinking, feeling and acting as a health professional. Results: Thematic analysis was used to understand staff perceptions of how rural placements support students to think, feel and act as a health professional. Key placement actions included taking advantage of the diverse learning experiences in a rural area, facilitating student connectedness in the workplace and grading learning to support independence and autonomy for practice. Conclusions: Findings from this study show that the diverse work environment and experiences in a rural setting provide unique opportunities for students to begin to think, feel, and act as a health professional. Strategies identified might be applied in other similar contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This paper aims to present the newly founded Swedish Aeronautical Research Center (SARC), based on the triple helix theory, to foster the seamless Swedish aerospace research interplay between academia, research organizations and industry. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is a technical paper, mainly relating and explaining sources and concepts for research planning and organization. Used concepts are the triple helix approach (for socioeconomic effects), the role of academia and industry interplay for education and the technology readiness level (TRL) concept for strategic research planning. Focusing on the establishment of a graduate school, lessons learned from previous national research schools are also presented. Findings: The paper gives an overview of and explains the interplay between politics, social welfare and industrial R&D needs, with the academic viewpoint of aeronautical research and education. Shortcomings in both the use of TRL for research program planning and the Swedish competence cluster system are identified and remedies suggested. The main findings are suggestions for future actions to be conducted by SARC in the fields of research and education. Practical implications: The paper includes implications for the seamless interplay between academia, research organizations and industry. Originality/value: So far, no publication about the newly founded SARC has been made yet. It is unique in the way that it makes substantial use of national technical documents so that this information becomes available for non-Swedish speakers. Additionally, the perhaps-unique system of industrial competence clusters is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mlyňany Arborétum is 127 years old and it has the largest zvoody-plant collection in Middle-Europe, zvith al-most 2,000 taxa. Therefore, it is not surprising that this arborétum became a most important research inštitúte focussing on foreign dendroflora, in the second half of the tzventieth century. Moreover, each year there is a zvide choice from many research - popularising and environmental consciousness enhancing events organized f or pub-lic/children. The most popular of these include the Ambrozy's days, Science and Technology Week, "Plánt your ozvn tree" and "The world zvater day in the Mlyňany Arborétum". Most importantly, it also has an interactive lesson room, "The Tree's World", zvhich provides education Services f or younger pupils throughout the year. Here, children of all ages can form their ozvn creativity as combined zvith education on náture protection in a Creative zvorkshop facility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective There is an increased risk of physical health comorbidities in people with a mental illness. This paper examines the metabolic syndrome parameters for the general population, indigenous Australians and people with a mental illness, and compares them to a sample of predominantly indigenous adults with mental health problems. Design A longitudinal (24 month) audit of patient medical records was conducted between February 2011 and March 2013. Setting The Kimberley Mental Health and Drug Service in Broome, Western Australia. Participants Largely indigenous adults with a mental illness. Sample numbers increased from 56 at baseline (80% indigenous) to 136 at 18 months (70% indigenous). Main outcome measures Waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting lipids, and fasting blood glucose. Results Preliminary assessment of the data indicates a high percentage of abnormalities at baseline and at the 18 month period on all four parameters, yet not all patients were assessed on a regular basis. Conclusions Abnormalities in metabolic profiles consistent with the non-Indigenous mental health population were found. There are considerable challenges to implementing regular monitoring of physical and metabolic profiles of indigenous people in rural and remote communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents different conversations on management and organizations that have been published in ten of the main Latin American journals in the time period 2000-2014. The unit of analysis consisted of 3.210 papers classified in four conceptual axes: Management Theory, Organization Theory, Organizational Studies, and Research and Education in management and organizations. For the categorization, the Atlas.ti software, version 7.5, was used, complemented with content and frequency analysis methods. Thematic trends in management and organizations, the most prolific authors, the cooperation networks, as well as thoughts on research and education in this field were identified in this study. The results of the research invite to reflect on the basis of management and the implications of its interventions on organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective This study compared rural location identified through the National Registration ( AHPRA) registry with location obtained through labour-intensive personal contact. Design Longitudinal cohort study with two methods to identify the work locations of medical graduates from The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia ( RCSWA). Participants Consenting alumni from the University of Western Australia and the University of Notre Dame Fremantle participating in RCSWA between 2002 and 2009 inclusive and available to contact in 2011. Main outcome measure Percentage location matches between two contact methods. Results There was 80% agreement for principal suburb, 92% agreement for principal city and 94% agreement for principal state between RCSWA personal contact and the AHPRA registry. AHPRA identified nearly two times as many graduate locations. However, there was only 31% agreement for a rural placement location (of any length). In more detail, for year-long rural placement, personal contact was 88% concordant with AHPRA; work six months or more were less concordant (44% agreement); work less than six months were not concordant (4% agreement). Conclusions AHPRA data matched RCSWA alumni data only for graduates in full-time rural work. Since medical alumni spend up to 10 years in pre-vocational and vocational training, which includes many rural options, personal contact was able to pick up the myriad of rural choices, whereas the AHPRA database was not sensitive enough to identify them. Until graduates have stably finished training, the optimal method to identify rural work is through personal contact but statistical correction for missing data needs to be considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]